合四乙尺工

Mandarin · pinyin hé sì yǐ chě gōng

Meanings

  1. names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
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合
hé · combine, unite, join; gather
四
sì · four
乙
yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
尺
chǐ · Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
工
gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
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2–4–3–3–1 · he2 si4 yi3 che3 gong1

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hap6 sei3 jyut6 cek3 gung1

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合四乙尺工 · he2 si4 yi3 che3 gong1
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Exact source record合四乙尺工 合四乙尺工 [he2 si4 yi3 che3 gong1] /names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la/